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Showing 1 to 20 of 78 for “"Teaching English as a second language"”.

  1. Teaching English as a second language: A phenomenological study.

    Nie, JunshanFaculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina2000

    regina Repository record

  2. An Interactive Environmental Approach to Teaching English as a Second Language

    Young, Jennifer L2016

    … understanding for intermediate to advanced English Language Learners. It contains an ESL Ecoliteracy Student Handbook and an ESL Ecoliteracy Teacher Guide. There are two comprehensive units focused on understanding and acknowledging ecosystems in urban areas and foraging. The lessons formed …

    usfca Repository record

  3. Teaching Language Functions: An analytic approach to the teaching English as a second language

    Silva, Anthony J.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2021

    Made available in DSpace on 2021-04-22T18:45:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Anthony_Silva.pdf: 5823070 bytes, checksum: 25baaf781a710e7640735d34e4533dba (MD5) license.txt: 4802 bytes, checksum: 58353f9dd6876860dd5221f3d7872a95 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1981

    uiuc Repository record

  4. Teaching English as a Second Language through Rap Music: A Curriculum for Secondary School Students

    Segal, Beth2014

    … provides a sample of the curriculum, Rapping English, which uses rap/hip-hop style music to teach ELLs vocabulary, grammar, discourse and prosody. The rationale for using musical instruction is based on Gardner’s (2006) multiple intelligence theory and Bloom’s (1978) learning domains. This …

    usfca Repository record

  5. Critical reflection on the use of e-mail in teaching English as a Second Language

    Shetzer, Heidi S.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1997

    … of e-mail between students and instructors of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Intercultural Communication at two different U.S. universities. A triangulation of qualitative data was collected through time from project participants in order to document the planning, implementation and …

    uiuc Repository record

  6. Motivation and attitudes towards English as a second language (ESL) among learners in rural KwaZulu-Natal High Schools

    Kanjira, Timothy Jameson2008

    … about the poor performance and low levels of English proficiency, (how poorly they spoke, read and wrote), there seems to be a lack of interest or motivation among rural high school learners to acquire English proficiently. Thus, motivation being what initiates, sustains and directs thinking …

    zulu Repository record

  7. The Efficacy of Peer Review in Improving E.S.L. Students' Online Writing

    Butcher, Kathryn Fiddler

    … with Lev Vygotsky's social-interactionist theory as the framework. Repeated-measures ANCOVA analyzed scores of four essay projects (first drafts and revisions) evaluated by blind holistic readings with a pretest score as covariant. Participants came from existing sections at a state university in …

    uno Repository record

  8. A Study of the Linguistic Semantic and Sociolinguistic Components of the English Modal System

    Hutcheson, Jeffery

    … semantic and sociolinguistic components of the English modal system and the difficulty the system presents to both instructors and learners of English as a second language (ESL). The purpose of this study was to determine what these components are and how they affect communication. I begin by …

    wku-diss Repository record

  9. The Culture of the Reader, the Origin of the Text, and How Children Predict as They Read

    Fritz, Mary ClarkUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2014

    … is recognized by practitioners in the field of teaching English as a Second Language. Culture is an important part of what the reader brings to the page in terms of previous experiences which are stored and structured as knowledge. Cross-cultural studies, particularly of children, are few, and …

    uiuc Repository record

  10. Peer coaching as an effective tool in a teacher development program

    Vacilotto, SilvanaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2002

    … collaboration in which teachers of equal status assist each other rethink their own practice and develop teaching skills to achieve higher levels of instructional performance (Cosh, 1999; Farrel, 2001; Gottesman, 2000; Joyce & Showers, 1982, 1984, 1996; Moffett, John & Isken (1987); Sparks & …

    uiuc Repository record

  11. Teacher Certification in ESL: A Quantitative Study of Spanish-Speaking Student Achievement in Reading and Mathematics

    Soberon, April Ann KlimekUniversity of Missouri--Kansas City2022

    The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in the academic growth in mathematics and reading for elementary Spanish-speaking English language learners, in relation to teacher certification and training in teaching English as a second language (ESL). The study was conducted in a …

    umkc Repository record

  12. The syntax-pragmatics interface in L2 : aspects of information structure teaching and learning in a Saudi ESL context

    Abduljawad, SAS2020

    Despite advancements in teaching English as a second language (ESL) in Saudi Arabia, Saudi ESL learners’ language, even at advanced levels, deviates from that of native English speakers. While these ESL learners can often generate well-formed sentences, their output may not be fully comprehensible …

    salford Repository record

  13. Multiculturalism, ideology and power in Canadian English language textbooks

    Nicholls, JaneUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1994

    uiuc Repository record

  14. Position Paper: English Language Curriculum guidelines for elementary School English Language Learners

    Miele, Anthony

    <p>English Language Development (ELD) and Academic English Development (AED) curricula in most public schools lack a communicative method and consist mostly of dry, meaningless grammar lessons devoid of relevance and authentic context.</p> <p>The purpose of this project is to develop guidelines to …

    dominican Repository record

  15. EVALUATING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE USING MEDIATED SELF-REFLECTION IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES

    Alzimami, Hessah Khaled2016

    <p>In a globalized world, teaching English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) requires mastery of intercultural communicative competence (ICC). Deploying ICC has many benefits, especially with teaching and learning English, because it is a preeminent necessity for …

    csusb Repository record

  16. Conscious Reconstruction: The Effects of Second Language Acquisition on Self-Perception of Gender Identity

    Ged, Geneva

    <p>Gender interacts with other facets of English Language Learners’ social identity like race and ethnicity to guide their learning experiences, desires, and outcomes; however, much of traditional Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) research has focused on how motivation and language …

    wku-diss Repository record

  17. Acceptability of variation in nativized varieties of English: India as a case study

    Mitchell, Lisa AnnUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1993

    uiuc Repository record

  18. ESL ABE, VESL, and bell hooks' Democratic education: a case study of four experienced ESL instructors

    Johnson, Michael E.

    "This Master's thesis is a case study of four experienced ESL instructors of Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Vocational ESL. (VESL). All are alumni of the Master of Arts in English Program with a Teaching English as a Second Language emphasis at Eastern Washington University (EWU). The primary …

    eastern-wash Repository record

  19. Pronunciation Lesson Plans for Korean EFL University Instructors

    Choi, Jeongtong (Justin)2015

    … instructors who teach Korean ESL/EFL students in English pronunciation part.</p>

    usfca Repository record

  20. Finding the "T" in LGBTQ: ESL Educator Perceptions of Transgender and Non-Binary Gender Topics in the Language Classroom

    Witcher, Teresa Lynn

    … discussion of sexuality (and perhaps academia’s as well) is also much lacking in both attention to all sexualities (not simply heterosexual and homosexual), there is also a distinct lack of awareness about subtleties all along both the sexuality and gender spectrums. Although sexuality can depend …

    wku-diss Repository record

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